Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: January 25th, 2013
Sections → FeaturesA will is a legal document that provides specific instructions as to how a person's assets should be distributed upon his or her death. This article will touch on a few reasons why it is important for everyone, young or old, wealthy or not, to write a will.
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Sections → TravelEretz Yisrael, located at the junction of three continents, is the meeting place of diverse climates and vegetation zones – and home to over 2,500 plants! Obviously, it would be impossible to discuss them all in one article. However, in honor of Tu B’Shevat we will focus on some pre-spring and spring flowers.
A Grateful But Tired Grandmother
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: I have, Baruch Hashem, a beautiful family with children and several grandchildren. I am fortunate to be close with all of them. I also work and take care of my parents, like many others in the “sandwich generation.” While I love my life, I am constantly exhausted and overworked.
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesTommy's eyes were fixed on the screen for the fourth hour that day. He sat there immobile, staring at the people fighting on the TV show. Unsurprisingly, the next day the principal called Tommy's mom - Tommy had beaten up two boys in his class that day.
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesWhen the train has departed the station, Fresh of food and of saturation, The journey ahead excites, With all the could bes and the might's,
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesI nod my head and smile again, The burning creases brand my skin
Posted on: January 24th, 2013
Food → RecipesWe asked our writers and contributors to share some of their favorite “fruit” recipes for Tu B’Shevat.
Interpreting the Signs in Northern Jerusalem
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Keeping JerusalemAmid an intense Israeli election campaign in which "keeping Jerusalem united" figured prominent as a key issue, the question continues to crop up: Is Jerusalem already being divided?
Pillar of Defense: Separating Appearance from Reality
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Louis Rene BeresWhen terrorists represent populations that enthusiastically support their attacks, responsibility for ensuing counter-terrorist harm must lie with the criminals.
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Moshe FeiglinIsrael’s forced Evacuation/Compensation law for Jews was considered to be legitimate, but when I propose that the same principle be applied for Arabs, it is derided as unrealistic.
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Dov ShurinI’m writing this on the day before Israelis vote for our Knesset, but one thing I can presume is that unless a cow is seen jumping over our ten-day-old new moon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked by Israel’s president, Shimon Peres, to form the next government.
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahIs it just me? Maybe it’s the aging factor. The shorter days perhaps? Somehow by the time the day is done there is still so much left to do. This nagging sensation becomes even more acute right before the end of the year when you know you’ll soon need to give a din v’cheshbon and will, in all likelihood, come up short.
Children Going Further Than Their Parents
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksThe Song at the Sea was one of the great epiphanies of history. The sages said that even the humblest of Jews saw at that moment what even the greatest of prophets didn’t. For the first time they broke into collective song – a song we recite every day.
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → EditorialWe were dismayed by the sudden announcement last week by New York’s senior U.S. senator, Charles Schumer, that he would support President Obama’s nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense.
Community Currents – January 25, 2013
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
Sections → Community → Community Currents.
The Storm Brewing In Northern Africa
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → EditorialAs it now appears, the recent terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not an anomaly but rather the tip of a growing iceberg.
Quick Takes: News You May Have Missed
Posted on: January 23rd, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Aaron Klein.
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